Author Archives: mahto

Arduino meetup in NYC

A group of us from HackPittsburgh (Matt S., Marty, Mandy, and I) took an action-packed trip up to NYC this weekend to attend the Arduino Meetup, and got to visit Adafruit Industries, ITP, NYC Resistor, and Alpha One Labs. Thanks … Continue reading

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The “lazy man’s” nightstand

Here is a pretty simple end table that I built using some scrap wood and nails. If you’ve got some extra veneered plywood, finishing nails, and access to a chop saw and band saw (don’t have them? join Hack Pittsburgh!) … Continue reading

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Visiting the Phipps Conservatory

To escape the plastic world for a bit this weekend, I headed out to the Phipps Conservatory for some organic scenery. Though I was a big fan of the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, I’ve only been to Phipps a … Continue reading

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Building a MidiVox

Collin sent me a pre-release sample of his MidiVox kit to try out, so I dutifully soldered it up, and then proceeded to have some fun with :-). It’s a cool little add-on shield for the Arduino, consisting of a … Continue reading

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Stepping stylishly

Extended the controller to handle all three drive axis, so now we can draw some things. Here is what came out: Props to Matt S. for gently reminding me that this doesn’t require a super complex system, and that some … Continue reading

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Stepping quickly

Finally getting around to designing up a stepper motor controller for this chemical mixing robot that I picked up this summer. So, here is a super simple controller to drive one axis! Right now it’s using Arduino on an Atmega168, … Continue reading

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Whole wheat French bread

I’ve been on a bit of a baking kick lately. I’d been making a country loaf recipe, but decided to try out a French bread recipe this time. I like the taste of it, however purists might argue that it … Continue reading

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